Statistical comparison of interplanetary conditions causing intense geomagnetic storms (Dst ≤ -100 nT)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Ji, Eun Young ^a   Moon, Y J ^a,b   Kim, K H ^a   Lee, D H ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 77958591481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015112     Document Type: Article

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